CV

I am a technical leader in the constantly evolving area of mobile networks and optical networking with in-depth experience of the managed service environment. I am experienced in both the operator & vendor role, delivering mobile backhaul solutions to network share customers allowing the migration from TDM based transport networks to IP/MPLS transport for Radio Access and Mobile Packet Core Networks and enabling LTE, LTE-A and looking forward towards C-RAN.

My expertise lies in seeing the concept through to operation and managing through all the steps from writing & evaluating RFQs & RFIs, New Product selection & introduction, verification testing, design, test, trial or First Office Application through to deployment, operations handover and ongoing support.

Instructor led and seminar based trainer. Presentation & conference speaker.

Offshoring & right-shoring technical competency and roles.

German language speaker.

Employment History & Experience:

March 2015 – Present.

Senior Manager, Engineering – Ciena Ltd.

Responsible for the future transmission network for Three UK.

August 2013 – April 2015.

Transmission Strategy & Architecture Manager – Three UK

Responsible for the future transmission network for Three UK.

November 2011 – January 2013.

Acting Head of Transmission Planning

Covered a 10 month maternity period for the Head of Transmission Planning, covering mobile network Transmission Planning & circuit provisioning. This role interfaces to B Level customer executives as well as the internal Directors and Head of Country. I lead a team of managers, technical leads & engineers both local onshore and remote offshored in India. I led the team through a period of transformation to multi-customer managed services environment.

August 2011 – August 2013

Transmission Planning Manager – Ericsson Ltd

Line manager of team of transmission planning engineers & solution architects.

Key Achievements

Successfully steered my region to deliver on all the 2012 targets.

Reduction of operating costs through moving high volume tasks to other geographical regions of Ericsson.

Provide leadership and influence to shape the technical programme. Oft times I achieved this through negotiating technical settlements between stakeholders with conflicting priorities. This was a key part of my role in influencing continuing progress within the programme. I provided mentoring to the junior members of the team and interface to C-Level customer executives.

Key Achievements

Within the first two months of this role I had identified opportunities to provide additional managed service capability into the customer, resulting in the successful acquisition of 6 new projects for 2011.

Through successful mentoring, 3 members of my team have received recognition awards for their project work.

Introduction of 100G optical line rate onto the network.

December 2005 – October 2010

Senior Backbone Transmission Engineer – Ericsson Ltd

I provided technical leadership and optical transmission consultancy within projects for managed service partnerships withT-MobileUK, 3UK, MBNL & other customers in a multi-operator, multi –vendor network.

Technical lead for the introduction of Huawei CX600 X –Series Switch/Routers into the MBNL Mobile Backhaul facilitating the move to 3G IP RAN

Design and technical lead of Optical Interconnect for MBNL (T-Mobile and 3UK) consolidated Radio Access Network, worlds first consolidated mobile network.

Wrote the technical RFQ for Optical network swapout for leading mobile operator

Introduced the first Huawei OSN6800 OTN network into aUKproduction network in 2009/10

September 2001 – December 2005

Backbone Transmission Engineer – Hutchison 3G UK – 3UK

Delivered the optical network for mobile operator Hutchison 3G enabling the deployment of theUK’s first 3G mobile network. During this time I produced Optical & Transmission designs for various aspects of the network, looked after the dimensioning, planning, type approval testing, implementation, contractor management and rollout associated with the optical backbone.

Key Achievements during this time:

Introduced the first Nortel OME6500s into aUKproduction network in 2003/4

Team and Project leader responsible for installation and commissioning of SDH, DWDM and IP Optical National and Metropolitan networks for NTL’s core network including the use of submarine cable between Ireland and the UK.

Key achievements during this time:

Project led the build and commissioning of the transmission backbone for ntl’s IP Supercore network enabling the successful delivery of the Supercore.

Author of the Install and Commissioning Guide for Nortel Fibre Optic Build in the NTL Network.

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You have a really impressive job profile. I am working for Ericsson for past two years and my responsibilities are to manage implementation of BTS and Microwave equipment and then commission and integrate the site to BSC.
I have good experience of Ericsson RBS 2000 series, Ericsson Minilink E, HC, TN plus Ericsson Tems Link Planner.

Since you are in this field for a Long time and people would be asking you to recommend engineers with Ericsson experience for thier projects. i would ask you to kindly keep me in mind for such referal.

We are looking for two expert for short term EU funded project of Preparation of the Terms of Reference and the Technical Specifications for IPA 2010 project “Assistance to the Digital Broadcasting Switchover in Serbia”

• Project leader/coordinator/team player with experience supervising staff and overseeing all aspects of development from conception of management skills, the ability to supervise a group of staffs more than70, successfully recruit, hire, train, supervise and assign the duties of all employees.

• Seeking a position as a System Analyst with a progressive company, that will utilize my technical expertise and management ability.

Solar System: NAPS (Neste Advanced Power System), regulator and diesel generator, all the systems are Monitored and regulated by SCADA (NK 601/NK60/NK 30).

Computer: BASIC, FORTRAN, Excel, MS Word, Power Point, Internet.

PROFRSSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Engineer/Coordinator

Wireless Telephone Directorate, Nepal Telecom.(2005 to June 2008):
Incharge of installation and maintenance for CDMA BSS system, look after the whole transmission network used in CDMA 2000/1x Rtt and EVDO (BSC, BTS, MSC, MSS,WIN and ABS) system. Supervised the subordinate engineers and technical staffs. Coordinate with the maintenance staffs regarding preventive and daily maintenance of the ZTE CDMA BSS (CDMA 2000/1XRtt including PDSN 100/200 and EVDO) system. Worked as a senior instructor to train junior engineers/subordinates in Telecom Training Center.

Transmission SDH Engineer

Nepal Telecommunications Corporation, Nepal (SDH Optical Fiber, 2001-2004):
Team leader of the entire project, coordinate with all levels of the staffs, assign their duties and responsibilities. Completely deserved in Installation, testing and commissioning of the SDH OMSN (Optical Multi Service Node) ALCATEL (STM-16, STM-4, STM-1) equipment. Prepare installation, testing and project completion reports, look after the maintenance work (in hardware and software levels with the help of craft terminal, NMS i.e. SH and RM) of the entire network which carries the 70% of the Kathmandu Valley traffic.

Transmission Microwave Engineer

Nepal Telecommunications Corporation, Nepal (1993-2000):
Designing, surveying, installation, testing and commissioning, operation and maintenance of the spur and backbone links of telecommunications transmission network. Installed MATRS (Multi Access Radio Telephone System), NOKIA PDH 34Mbps 6Ghz, JRC 8,34Mbps 2Ghz and ALCATEL MELODIE 9420 LX RF Radio to promote rural telecom. To install backbone link, as an engineer totally involved in Installation, testing and commissioning of NERA 140Mbps, 16x2Mbps Radio equipment. The whole NERA system was monitored by SCADA system. Actively participated in Installation, testing and commissioning of NOKIA Digital multiplex i.e. DM-8, DM-34 and DM-140 equipment and NAPS (Neste Advanced Solar Power System) in remote areas. In 1997, went to India for installation, testing, commissioning of NERA 34 Mb/s radio and SCADA system in UP-WEST, HARYANA and KERALA (the link was back bone link for first mobile communication). Look after the whole maintenance work of NERA, NOKIA and NAPS system in Nepal with the help of SCADA.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Branch, 1991
University of Gujarat, India, additional coursework in microprocessor and electrical machine design.

Hi Mark,
It is a grea acheivement in your life. You have a great experience on transmission sector. I am also working on transmission sector in Motorola Telecommunications Bangladesh Pvt. Ltd. I have experience more than 3 and an half years. My experience on Minilink Traffic Node, Minilink craft , Marconi MDRS 155S and Stratex.

Hi Mark,
Iam currently looking for (R4 OR release 4) Nokia engineer who should be in contract position with having experience in MSS and MGW and will be some experience in installing and commissioning in nokia.If you are having some references then please give a reply.

Hi Mark,,
im looking for submarine cable installation engineer
so, do you have experience on that?
we have a jobs for Design Cable HVDC 500kV in sunda straits Indonesian.
im waiting your respons as soon as posible

hi,
thats real good of you, i am just new in transmission engineering, hoping to build a career in it as proffessional, graduated in the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in BSc Electro-Mechaniacal, i have 1 year and 8 month experience in transimission. May you please assist me in procedures notes and online training on microwave.

Chamber of Commerce Belgium-Luxembourg
South-Eastern Europe Preparation of the Terms of Reference and the Technical Specifications for IPA 2010 project “Assistance to the Digital Broadcasting Switchover in Serbia” Serbia 10.1.2010

We would like to inform you that we have been invited to recommned experts for the short term EU funded mission defined in the attached ToR.

Consultant Component 1 Senior Expert- 25 days in country – one mission
• Education: University degree in telecommunication, television or equivalent
• At least 10 years of professional experience in dealing with TV broadcasting sector
• Specific knowledge in the legal framework in relation to the process of digitalisation and video production
• Experience EU television digitisation process
• Experience with EC procurement regulations and application of PRAG

Please consider whether you are interested in the project, whether you are entirely corresponding to all ToR requests, as well as whether you are available. If there are some no-s, may be you may recommend somebody from your network.

Looking forward to hearing, and eventual receiving updated, adapted CV in the requested also attached form, with indication about minimal expected level of the fee-honorary €/working day (where perdiems + return air tickets are separate costs), and indication of the closest home base airport.

Mark’s Team Type 1 Cycling Challenge

I am taking on a cycling challenge in August 2017 to ride the Haute Route amateur sportive. 800-900 km and lots of climbing in the mountains.
To train I am going to need to ride at least 10,000km and climb 150,000m during 2016. Find out more about partnership or sponsorship opportunities and how to support by taking a look using #cycling or visiting the Haute Route Page